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Hackers Break Into Ringo Starr's Twitter Account With Simple Password Reset
blottsie writes: Ringo Starr's account was compromised by a hacker operating under the username "af," who spoke to the Daily Dot about the breach. The hacker says he gained access to an email account associated with Doug Brasch, senior director of digital marketing at Universal Music Group, who managed Starr's Twitter account. He simply used an email password reset to gain access.
so the real hack was the email account not twitter?
When did the word "hacker" become synonymous with "being a douchebag with computers?" I missed this cultural shift somewhere.
I occasionally run into people who don't believe they need to be very careful with their e-mail security, because "it's only e-mail, it's not like my bank account or anything". But given that virtually every other online account you create uses e-mail to manage password reset, it is your bank account. And everything else.
Use a good password on your e-mail account, and enable two-factor authentication. If your e-mail provider doesn't offer 2FA, or offers a form of it that's too inconvenient to use, get a better e-mail provider. #emailmatters